Plant composition and diversity in a semi-natural Mediterranean island landscape: the importance of environmental factors

Drissen, Tim; Faust, Christopher; Stadtmann, Robin; Treitler, Julia T.; Zerbe, Stefan; Mantilla-Contreras, Jasmin

doi:10.1080/11263504.2018.1549606

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“…We found a clear predominance of therophytes in all of the investigated plots, which is in accordance with previous studies in the Mediterranean region [37]. On the contrary, although the authors of a study [38] in a Mediterranean dwarf shrubland found a positive correlation between pH and species richness concerning annuals, geophytes, and chamaephytes, we found no significant correlation among species richness and pH.…”

Section: Plant Diversity Endemic Species and Pastoral Valuesupporting

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Plant Diversity in Sardinian Mountain Rangelands: Analysis of Its Relationships with Grazing, Land Management, and Pastoral Value

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In this study, we analyzed the effects of grazing on native and endemic plant diversity, as well as its relationship with pastoral value along a gradient of abiotic and biotic factors and types of land management in a mountainous area of central-eastern Sardinia, Italy. Plant diversity was estimated by conducting a floristic survey within plots. In total, 231 plant species were recorded in 63 plots distributed within the study area, and this total number included 20 endemic species. Species richness was mainly affected by the type of management, soil attributes, altitude, and bioclimate. Pastoral value was strongly affected by nutrient availability and bioclimate. Our results suggest that the cover of endemic species increases with altitude. Finally, in Sardinian rangelands, a negative effect of grazing pressure on endemic species was observed.

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Section: Plant Diversity Endemic Species and Pastoral Valuesupporting

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Plant Diversity in Sardinian Mountain Rangelands: Analysis of Its Relationships with Grazing, Land Management, and Pastoral Value

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“…Studies focusing on the relationship between plant communities with environmental and disturbance factors have become increasingly important in understanding the ecology of forest communities [111][112][113][114][115]. Plant species distribution patterns and plant community formation are highly infuenced by microclimate, edaphic, and anthropogenic factors [41,93,[116][117][118][119]. Plants form a community when a plant species repeatedly appears in a similar environment.…”

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Effects of Environmental and Disturbance Factors on Plant Community Distribution in Tropical Moist Afromontane Forests, South-West Ethiopia

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Gebeyehu

2023

International Journal of Forestry Research

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This study was carried out to investigate the effects of environmental and disturbance factors on plant community distribution in the Majang Forest Biosphere Reserve (MFBR) in south-west Ethiopia. A systematic sample design was conducted to collect vegetation and environmental factors in four study sites. In a nested plot design, the vegetation data were collected from 140 main plots, i.e., 400 m2 (trees), 25 m2 subplots (shrubs, lianas, seedlings, and saplings), and 1 m2 (herbs), respectively. The plant community classification was performed using agglomerative hierarchical cluster analysis (Ward’s Linkage method) in R software (version 4.0.1). The distribution of plant communities along an environmental gradient was computed using canonical correspondence analysis (CCA). In this study, a total of 15 (9.5%) endemic plant species were recorded in MFBR. Four plant community types were identified, and these were Celtis zenkeri-Blighia unijugata, Pouteria altissima-Lecaniodiscus fraxinifolius, Antiaris toxicaria-Celtis toka, and Dracaena afromontana-Cyathea manniana. Environmental and disturbance factors, such as elevations, slopes, harvesting indexes, soil pH, silt, and herbaceous cover, were the most important for determining plant community distribution in the area. Elevation and slope were found to have a significant ( P < 0.05 ) negative and positive relationship with species diversity and richness, respectively. Therefore, the finding of this study provides baseline information that could be necessary for making further conservation and management in MFBR.

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Global Land-Use Development Trends: Traditional Cultural Landscapes Under Threat

Zerbe

2022

Landscape Series

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Plant composition and diversity in a semi-natural Mediterranean island landscape: the importance of environmental factors

Cited by 5 publications

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Plant Diversity in Sardinian Mountain Rangelands: Analysis of Its Relationships with Grazing, Land Management, and Pastoral Value

Plant Diversity in Sardinian Mountain Rangelands: Analysis of Its Relationships with Grazing, Land Management, and Pastoral Value

Effects of Environmental and Disturbance Factors on Plant Community Distribution in Tropical Moist Afromontane Forests, South-West Ethiopia

Global Land-Use Development Trends: Traditional Cultural Landscapes Under Threat

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